Den of Earth

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@DenOfEarth@mas.to · Joined ⁨Nov⁩ ⁨2022⁩

Proponent of #science, #climate, books, music, kindness, acceptance. Ally. Hello #WeirdCarMastodon and the gang.

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Den of Earth@DenOfEarth@mas.to

Replying to @⁨menelion@caneandable.social⁩

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Saw the freezer option and that may well work, though I was going to propose the opposite:

I had a system that had been running for years which I had to shut down to replace a card. When I powered it back up the hard drive was very rattly and crunchy. I thought maybe the spindle bearings needed to warm up first. I was able to spin up the drive and delay the boot process. I gave it 15 minutes and then booted it, it worked. Was able to backup and replace the drive shortly afterwards. Might work for you.

All other comments still apply: if you can get the drive turning, do a block copy to memory and extract the photos from there. Trying to do file-level recovery from the old drive will only put more pressure on it and increase the risk of failure.

Good luck